This paper reports the results of a numerical investigation of the diffusion and reaction of methane in the washcoat of a catalytic monolith reactor. The kinetic rate expression used is an empirical equation determined experimentally for a palladium oxide catalyst. The effect of water inhibition on the reaction rate is included in the model. A multi-species diffusion and reaction model is used to simulate the process. The model is solved in a 2-D space using a finite element method. It is observed that the inhibiting effect of water tends to lower the observed reaction rate and that a higher surface water concentration results in an increase in the observed effectiveness factor. The effectiveness factor depends on three dimensionless parameters. Strong diffusion limitation can lead to high water concentrations at the interior of the catalytic washcoat.On presente dans cet article les rksultats d'une etude numerique de la diffusion et de la reaction de methane dans la enduit d'un reacteur monolithique catalytique. L'expression de vitesse cinetique utilisee est une equation empirique determinee experimentalement pour un catalyseur d'oxyde de palladium. L'effet de l'inhibition de l'eau sur la vitesse de reaction est i n c h dans le modele. Pour simuler le procede, on utilise un modele de diffusion et de reaction a especes multiples. Ce modele est resolu dans un espace bidimensionnel a I'aide d'une methode d'elements finis. On observe que I'effet inhibiteur de I'eau tend a abaisser le vitesse de reaction observee et qu'une plus forte concentration d'eau de surface entraine une augmentation du facteur d'efficacite observe. Le facteur d'efficacite depend de trois parametres adimensionnels. Une forte limitation de diffusion peut conduire a des concentrations d'eau elevees a l'interieur de la couche de lavage catalytique.
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